San Isidro is a partido of Buenos Aires Province,

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found in the north of

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. Its capital is the city of San Isidro. It is from the city of

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. The founder of San Isidro city was Domingo de Acassuso, who built a

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in 1706 dedicated to San Isidro Labrador, having seen him in a dream. Other towns in the municipality are Acassuso, Beccar, Boulougne, Martínez, and Villa Adelina. The area of the partido is . In 2010 there were 291,608 inhabitants. San Isidro borders on the partidos of Tigre, Vicente López, San Martín and San Fernando.

Districts

* Acassuso *

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* Boulogne Sur Mer * Martínez * San Isidro * Villa Adelina

Cathedral

The San Isidro cathedral (''Catedral de San Isidro'' in Spanish) was completed on July 14, 1898. Constructed in Neo-Gothic style, it stands tall. It is located opposite Plaza Mitre in San Isidro's historic quarter.

Sports

Football

San Isidro is home to Club Atlético Acassuso, a football club that currently plays in the regionalised 3rd Division.

Horse racing

San Isidro is home to a historically prominent Jockey Club, that runs San Isidro's world-class

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, the Hipódromo de San Isidro.

Rugby

San Isidro is the national capital of Rugby and home to two of the most important rugby clubs in the country - SIC ( San Isidro Club) and CASI ( Club Atlético San Isidro).

Sailing

There are a number of sailing clubs on the

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References

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